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Cambridge Health Alliance will reopen its Birth Center on July 6 with midwifery‑led deliveries, water‑birth tubs and a 19‑doula multilingual team.
Jun 18, 2026
Cambridge Birth Center Reopens July 6, Midwife‑Led Care Returns
Concord Outdoorsman in Brutal Fight With Rare Tick Virus at Mass General
Jun 14, 2026
Brain Tumor Mystery Rocks Newton Hospital Maternity Floor
Jun 12, 2026
Bay State Women Driving Surge In Behavioral Health Meds
A 66-year-old Concord man is critically ill at Massachusetts General after contracting the rare Powassan tick-borne virus. Health officials are reminding people to take simple tick precautions.
Boston Herald reporting expands the count to 11 Newton‑Wellesley nurses diagnosed with brain tumors and publishes a case breakdown while hospital and union disagree on cause.
State data show behavioral-health prescriptions climbed from 2019–2024, with women ages 18–49 seeing the biggest increases.
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